After saying goodbye to Pan Yu and others, Xu Shanglan led the caravan back to the mansion.
Now that Qi Yunrong has relaxed his words, even if something happens in the future, the Chu family will not be in trouble. They can only hope that the strong half-demon behind him is not an unreasonable person and will not bring disaster to fish like them.
This is the first time she has returned home since she insisted on remarrying Chu Zhenqun a few years ago, disobeying her mother.
Despite the deep love between mother and daughter for many years, Xu Shanglan's heart still tightened when she thought of her mother's solemn expression.
She walked into the house in two steps. When the servants saw her return, they all looked surprised and quickly invited her into the inner room.
The scene inside is still the same as when Xu Shanglan left home.
There is a white jade futon, an incense table in the front, two ancient bookshelf on the side, and tables and chairs on the right side. Apart from these large furnishings, there are only a few orchid bonsais, which have a faint fragrance.
When she came in, she saw an old woman with gray hair sitting on a futon. Her figure was rickety and thin. When she turned around, she had an unmistakable look of surprise. Her regular features and eyes showed her former graceful demeanor.
"You went to the outer city after your husband, and you came back to see what I, an old woman, am doing."
This person is Xu Shanglan’s mother, Xu Zhenren, who is quite famous in the inner city!
"I must be missing my mother."
Xu Shanglan quickly stepped forward to hold her mother's arm, showing her little daughter's coquettishness.
Xu Zhenren could only sigh in frustration and follow her outside.
"Where's Man'er? Why don't you come to see me?"
When her mother asked about Xu Man, her heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly explained: "He has been away from home for many years. He must have rushed back to the inner city to reunite with his old friends. No, he went as soon as he entered the city. .”
"Old friends can get together at any time. Is it possible that we still need such a short time? He was so doted on by you that he didn't want to make any progress. He was obviously afraid that I would scold him for practicing, so he avoided it." Master Xu knew this well. Ming, glanced sideways at his daughter, and made her hang her head in embarrassment.
"You came back just in time. Master Fuya of Minglei Cave was hosting a banquet and sent a message to my Xu Mansion. So you went with me to see how those people who are about the same age as you are doing. "
Xu Shanglan was shocked, but fortunately he buried his head so that Xu Zhenren could not see the clues.
Xu Zhenren also thought that she was completely ashamed, so he warned her: "Although your talent is not the best, it is still much better than ordinary people. As long as you practice hard, you may not be able to pass on my mantle in the future. It's a pity that it's early." During these years, I focused solely on cultivation and neglected to discipline you, allowing you to indulge in love and indulge yourself. This is why your cultivation has been slow to improve, and you have not learned the art of divination clearly."
"My mother's lesson is..." She was obedient and did not dare to refute it at all.
After a long time, after Master Xu finished admonishing him, Xu Shanglan pretended to frown and said, "Didn't my mother always tell her daughter not to have any interactions with Ming Lei Cave? Why did she change her mind now?"
"After you married Chu Zhenqun, you have become so stupid." Xu Zhenren snorted angrily, "Let's not talk about whether Master Fuya is a real infant master. I can't refuse the post that comes to his door, so I just read this The banquet itself was set up for Master Qingyang, and everyone in Dingxian City is flocking to it. If your mother and I go against the current, we will slap Master Qingyang in the face!"
Xu Shanglan had no choice but to say yes and asked in a low voice: "In that case, when should we go?"
However, this question made Master Xu pause in his steps and replied in a deep voice: "We haven't set a specific date yet. We said we will send a message to let you know when the time comes."
"It's strange, how come you haven't set a date yet after posting this?"
"I have to ask Master Qingyang about this." When Master Xu said this, his expression changed to a serious expression, "After sending his disciples to Zhaixing Tower that day, he insisted on staying there. This time he thundered Therefore, the banquet held in the cave has been continuously postponed, and it has not been finalized yet."
Star-catching tower?
The only thing related to it is getting to the top!
Xu Shanglan's heart tightened and she quickly asked: "Is it possible that those who died among them were Master Qingyang's disciples?"
"No," Xu Zhenren said categorically, "Zheng Shaoyou climbed all the way up to 9,800 feet, but in the end he fell short. He was not the one who successfully reached the top.
"But this is not something we should worry about. No monk has ever died in the Star Building. If such a strange thing really happens, the masters and venerables should consider that you should stay at home these days. Follow me and practice well, don’t focus on anything else.”
The mother spoke. Although Xu Shanglan was curious, she did not dare to say anything.
And there was another thing stuck in her mind, making her anxious.
The fact that Xu Man was asked to become a disciple of Master Fu Ya was not actually known to her mother. It was her own thoughts.
Xu Shanglan also found it strange that Master Fuya, as the leader among the True Infant monks in the inner city, was the most powerful among all the others. All the monks in the city worshiped him and rushed to make friends with him. Only her mother, Master Xu, wanted to avoid her like a snake or scorpion. I would rather live in seclusion and have less interpersonal contact than have deeper contact with him.
As a daughter, she was always told not to have close friendships with people from Ming Lei Cave.
It's just that Xu Man's qualifications are ordinary, and the chances of him achieving anything on his own are slim. Finding a powerful sect to protect him can be regarded as the end of her friendship with Xu Man's mother and son.
As her mother's life is short, Chu Zhenqun may not treat Xu Man sincerely, and she may even have another child in the future.
The beloved son of his parents has far-reaching plans. No matter how worried his mother is about Master Fuya's heart, in her eyes, it cannot compare to the many benefits that Ming Lei Cave can bring to Xu Man.
…
Thunder Cave, Jingyun Palace.
"Behind the Heavenly Sword Platform, Brother Qingyang has been praising my nephew's demeanor in my ears every day, and today I finally got to see him!"
The person who came was walking swiftly, and his robes were blown up by the wind. He was extremely tall, with a broad frame, and a thin and long face. His facial features were regular, with long eyebrows and big eyes, and he was full of air!
Zheng Shaoyou knew that this should be Master Fuya's former friend in Dingxian City!
So he quickly clasped his fists and bowed, "Shaoyou and my little sister have met the Master."
Fuya raised his big hand, and the two people who were saluting felt a light touch on their arms, and heard him laugh loudly: "There is no need to be polite, brother Qingyang and I are brothers and sisters. Since my nephew is his beloved disciple, he is not my Ming Lei Cave." Outsiders, please sit down and talk!"
Only then did Zheng Shaoyou and his sister take their seats.
Later, I saw men and women filing in, their cultivation levels ranging from foundation building to integration, so I asked: "This is it?"
"These are my direct disciples." He did not introduce them one by one, but asked the disciples to declare their names and greet each other with the Zheng family brothers and sisters.
Among them, the only two monks in the Convergence Stage have exactly the same appearance. They are actually a pair of twin sisters with beautiful appearance and graceful figure. When they look up, their eyes are dancing and their colors are like spring flowers.
The other disciples were not very outstanding in their cultivation. They should have only been here for a few years. They looked at Zheng Shaoyou with a bit of awe and admiration in their eyes. After seeing the ceremony, they stood aside. Instead of showing any closeness, they even showed a hint of intimacy. Somewhat distant.
"Unlike Brother Qingyang, I can get such an amazing and talented disciple as my nephew for the first time, so I can only win in numbers, haha!" Master Fuya laughed at the table, and all the disciples were surprised. Now, I don’t shy away from such remarks.
Only Zheng Shaoyou's heart trembled, he hurriedly humbled himself, looked at the direct disciples, and saw that their faces were as usual, nothing unusual, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
This time, he just asked his disciples to come out to meet him. Now that it was done, Fu Ya waved his hand and ordered them to leave. Only three people were left in Jingyun Hall.
"Why, brother Qingyang, why don't you stay in the Star-Zhailing Tower?"
"Master said, even if the person really dies inside, he must be seen alive and dead. This matter cannot be left to a hasty end without beginning or end."
Fu Ya nodded in agreement, pursed his lips slightly and said: "Brother Qingyang still has the same temper. Even if he pokes a hole in the sky, he still refuses to change something he has determined... If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have done it back then. Offended Venerable Dehe..."
As if he knew he had made a mistake, he stopped talking and said instead: "Since he is still staying in the Star Reaching Tower, but he asked you to come to my Thunder Cave first, I'm afraid he has other important matters!"
Zheng Shaoyou did not shy away, and quickly pulled Zheng Shaoyi to him, and said worriedly: "To be honest, my little sister has been like this every day since Tianjian Tai was defeated by that evil cultivator. The sect has always been like this. The elders have looked for many solutions, but they have no solution."
Upon hearing this, Master Fu Ya quickly straightened his expression and scanned the woman in front of him up and down. After a while, he felt confident.
"I see that her appearance is dim, but her soul is not lost, and there is no hidden injury or anger in her body. She must have a dark mind and is trapped in a demonic barrier, which breeds inner demons and makes it difficult to break through the barrier!"
What he said was no different from Elder Wangxingu and others. Zheng Shaoyou immediately nodded and said yes, as if he was listening attentively.
"My nephew's little sister was defeated by the evil cultivator that day... How much does that person's nephew know?" Master Fu Ya reached out his hand and pressed Zheng Shaoyi's shoulder. His eyebrows were slightly lowered, his eyes narrowed, and he flashed Out of the shimmering light.
The Heavenly Sword Platform is a grand event for the three states, but an evil cultivator sneaked in and captured sixteen swords. This caused the two major immortal sects and the Xuanjian Sect to lose face. Therefore, no information was released about the evil cultivator himself. If you reveal too much, others will only know a few things, but not the details.
The rest of the sects in the three states are like this, let alone the scattered cultivators in Dingxian City.
Although Zheng Shaoyou experienced this incident personally, he didn't know much about what happened next, and Master Fuya in front of him was not a monk of the sect. He was cautious in his heart and thought about it briefly before answering: "I only know that Jia Xun is a pseudonym, and the evil cultivator is actually She is a woman, and she is related to the Demon Sect in the wilderness. The rest of the matter can only be known by asking the master."
How could Master Fuya not know that Zheng Shaoyou was scrupulous about concealing something? He raised his eyebrows, waved his hands, and said indifferently: "It has been a long time since evil cultivators in the Three Prefectures have caused such a big incident. I'm afraid the people above have already ordered them to keep silent. , it’s natural that you don’t know, I’m just curious about it, I’ll ask Brother Qingyang again when he arrives.”
Only then did Zheng Shaoyou feel a little more at ease. Thinking that his sister was still entangled by her inner demons, he asked again: "The family already knows about my little sister's situation. It's just that it's hard for others to intervene in the matter of inner demons. The elders and master are also helpless." , I heard that the Master is very knowledgeable about this, so I brought my little sister here to give it a try, I wonder if the Master has a solution?"
"You shouldn't ask me whether this matter can be resolved. It still depends on her."
Over the past few days, Zheng Shaoyou has heard so many people say this. This time he came to Ming Lei Cave, he had a lot of thoughts in his heart. As soon as he heard these remarks that were basically the same as those of his predecessors, his eyes darkened and he dropped. into disappointment.
Unexpectedly, Master Fu Ya frowned slightly, but then changed the subject: "The matter of inner demons is related to Taoism and future practice. We cannot make a decision for my nephew's little sister under any circumstances. We can only deal with it from the side. , to bring back her lost mind and help her get rid of her inner demons as soon as possible."
"This is the way to escape from the side-"
"That's why Brother Qingyang ordered you two to come to my Thunder Cave." The matter involved a unique secret technique, and Master Fuya didn't want to say much. He only said that he would do his best, and success or failure depends on God's will.
After Zheng Shaoyou thanked Fu Ya, he and his younger sister stayed in the Ming Lei Cave, waiting for Qingyang to come from Zhaixing Tower.
…
Yu means the eaves; Zhou means the pillars.
The combination of the two creates an endless and vast realm beyond the sky.
Where Zhao Shun looked, the river of stars poured down like a torrent, with endless stars flashing in it. The surrounding fields seemed uncivilized and were still shrouded in endless darkness.
In the boundless darkness, even the bright sun appears as small as a grain of rice. The stars circle around and are covered by its light, preventing them from being scattered in the darkness.
And there is a long clear river flowing slowly in it. The water is as clear as nothing and sparkling.
The river of life.
Zhao Chun didn't know why this thought came to his mind.
She felt like she was far away from three thousand worlds, watching the alternation of day and night and the movement of stars like an outsider.
If we continue this idea, the stars surrounding the sun may be worlds one by one. They are different in size and have different brightness and extinction. In Zhao Chun's eyes, there are even stars that have dimmed their light and are wandering in the sky, and then Constantly engulfed in darkness.
Except for the area shrouded by the golden and red sun, in the endless darkness, there are many areas that are as large and powerful as the Three Thousand Worlds. Zhao Chun's heart moved, and his consciousness continued to drift outward.
Just when she was about to completely leave the place enveloped by the golden and red sun, a huge force dragged her back hard. A surging heat wave rose and condensed into a face of flames.
The face was as red as tears, and the eye sockets where the two eyes were were empty, except for the mouth, which kept opening and closing to speak human words.
However, when Zhao Shun looked at it, he didn't feel it was scary.
The hatred that had almost condensed into substance in the past suddenly turned into calmness and gentleness when it touched Zhao Chun: "Don't let it pass. When everything is over, you will have the opportunity to be free in this world."
Zhao Shun wanted to ask, but found that he was just a wandering soul and couldn't say anything.
The soul is separated from the body?
Only then did she finally realize what kind of situation she had fallen into!
"The fact that you came here under my guidance is just the beginning of your misfortune..."
After saying this, the monstrous tongue of fire condensed and suddenly penetrated Zhao Wan, tearing her soul apart from her body.
Let’s talk about the small role of Pan Yu.
In the main plot, Pan Yu is like a sudden appearance, quickly skipped, not even a supporting role, can only be regarded as a minor role.
The author himself is also well aware of the harm brought by the plot of reducing intelligence to the book, but the reason why everyone has a strong dislike for characters such as Pan Yu is that firstly, he is the opposite of the positive characters, and secondly, there are all kinds of bad things about him Quality, such as sitting in a well and looking at the sky, has been pointed out by others.
Readers who read this book are from the perspective of an omniscient and omnipotent God. They have seen and learned much more information than Pan Yu, and they must sneer at his thoughts and find them ridiculous.
But for these people, what they think and do is actually driven by interests, and they find the part that is beneficial to themselves. Just like Senior Sister Qi to Pan Yu, on the premise of only having a glimpse of him, the Taoist couple is the best solution to maximize his interests. If the best solution fails, there will be other alternatives. The reason for sitting in the well and looking at the sky is because he is at the bottom of the well. environment.
The character's personality, the degree of capturing information, and many factors together constitute his plan of action. Of course, you can scold the character for being a brainless and intelligent character (as long as you don't regard these as the general tone of the article).
(End of chapter)
